Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Cotter Warriors (Cotter, AR) and the host Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR), saw Cotter's basketball squad hold off Melbourne by a tally of 55-54.

With the victory, Cotter improves its record to 11-5 on the campaign. The Warriors host Green Forest (Green Forest, AR) to confront the Tigers in a 3A Region 1 East challenge on Friday, December 18. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 2-8. Green Forest lost 50-23 in their recent league challenge against Marshall (Marshall, AR)

Next up, the Bearkatz confront the Flippin Bobcats (Flippin, AR) in a 3A Region 1 East challenge, on Tuesday, December 15. Melbourne will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record.